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== The list == | == The list == | ||
=== GPL 3 === | === [http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GPL 3] === | ||
Pros: | Pros: | ||
* | * | ||
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* Incompatible with GPLv2 and thus conflicts with "What we want": [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v2v3Compatibility] | * Incompatible with GPLv2 and thus conflicts with "What we want": [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v2v3Compatibility] | ||
=== LGPL 3 === | === [http://opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html LGPL 3] === | ||
Pros: | Pros: | ||
* | * | ||
Cons: | Cons: | ||
* ZNC is not a library | * ZNC is not a library | ||
=== Apache 2.0 === | === [http://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0 Apache 2.0] === | ||
Pros: | Pros: | ||
* | * Most liberal license that still protects any project trademarks. | ||
Cons: | Cons: | ||
* | * | ||
=== BSD (2 or 3-clause?) === | === BSD ([http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause 2-clause] or [http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause 3-clause]?) === | ||
Pros: | Pros: | ||
* | * Extremely liberal license. | ||
* 3-clause license restricts usage of | |||
Cons: | Cons: | ||
* | * | ||
=== MIT === | === [http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT MIT] === | ||
Pros: | Pros: | ||
* | * Extremely liberal license. | ||
Cons: | Cons: | ||
* | * Basically identical to 2-clause BSD license. | ||
=== Anything else? === | === Anything else? === | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licenses Comparison of Free and Open Source Licenses - Wikipedia] | |||
[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Licenses By Category - Open Source Initiative] | |||
== Useful links == | == Useful links == | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 20 December 2012
Switch ZNC from GPL 2 to another license
See https://github.com/znc/znc/issues/218
What we want?
- Ability to use stuff licensed under Apache license in ZNC
- Ability to use stuff licensed under GPL 2 license in ZNC
- Anything else?
The list
GPL 3
Pros:
Cons:
- Incompatible with GPLv2 and thus conflicts with "What we want": [1]
LGPL 3
Pros:
Cons:
- ZNC is not a library
Apache 2.0
Pros:
- Most liberal license that still protects any project trademarks.
Cons:
BSD (2-clause or 3-clause?)
Pros:
- Extremely liberal license.
- 3-clause license restricts usage of
Cons:
MIT
Pros:
- Extremely liberal license.
Cons:
- Basically identical to 2-clause BSD license.
Anything else?
Comparison of Free and Open Source Licenses - Wikipedia
Licenses By Category - Open Source Initiative